Tag: The Sterling Project

Harold Keeler, The Trapper, Trapping Beaver, c. 1936, woodblock print. 2024.21.7

Colorado’s Forgotten Printmakers: The Sterling Project

By Elaina Flemming, Graduate Class of 2027 In 1935, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) created the Federal Art Project (FAP), which gave artists jobs and opportunities to uplift their communities with murals, posters, and other public art projects. The WPA branch of Colorado collaborated with the State Historical Society to fund what was colloquially known...

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